VITAL STATISTICS – Amends existing law to provide that original birth certificates and other records will be made available upon request to adoptees for adoptions that occur on or after July 1, 2021.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2021
Last action Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2021
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Mar 4, 2021
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of committee; to 14th Order for amendment
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – Previously Read in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Addis, Amador, Andrus, Armstrong, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Cannon, Chaney, Chew, Christensen, Clow, Crane, Davis, Dixon, Ehardt, Erickson, Ferch, Furniss, Galloway, Gannon, Gibbs, Giddings, Green, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, Kingsley, Lickley, Manwaring, Marshall, Mathias, McCrostie, Mendive, Mitchell, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nash, Nate, Necochea, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Palme
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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